Inverter drives reduce blast chiller cost by £30k pa One of the UK’s largest producers of duck products is saving £30,000 a year on freezing costs following the introduction of ABB variable-speed drives on its blast chiller application. Cherry Valley Farms of Lincolnshire rears some eight million ducks every year and […]
ABB ACH550 HVAC drives for cooling tower applications. Retail environment continue to offer substantial opportunities for energy saving. Whilst many retailers have established programmes for improving energy efficiency and lowering their carbon footprint, many fail to understand which applications are consuming the greatest energy levels. One such example is ABB UK’s […]
Big benefits from ACH550 drives in retail HVAC applications ABB UK AC variable speed drives offer retail users many opportunities for energy saving and improved environmental control compared to using valves and dampers. Like many specialist applications however, building controls have a number of unique requirements, and the ACH550 is specifically […]
Big savings as VSD replaces variator on textile spinning machine. A specialist manufacturer of yarn for sports equipment is saving £18,000 a year on energy costs with the installation of ACS550 variable-speed drives from ABB UK. The company manufactures cloth for billiard and snooker tables, as well as cloth for many well-known tennis ball […]
The British Compressed Air Association [BCAS] provides ten top tips on working with compressed air, which can help end users use the utility efficiently, cost effectively and safely Ten tips you can’t ignore 1. Understand electrical consumption Some employees and businesses might have a misconception that compressed air is ‘free’ once they have […]